The mate who came with me to do Tough Guy was also the same mate who got me tickets to go and see Nine Inch Nails last month. He has earned yet another gold star by getting tickets for the Pixes.

I don’t think I’ve been to as many gigs in one year.

I will confess that I only started listening to the Pixies after they split up (and would have been in my first year at university). I won’t go into a long dialectic about why I like them because the crux of it is that they’re wacky, dark and loud enough for my tastes.

It should be a good night out.